deadliest

1. Fierce Snake or Inland Taipan

Fierce Snake or Inland Taipan is the most deadliest toxic venomous snake species around the world. It yields up to 110mg of venom in a bite. It is 10 times highly dangerous than a Rattlesnake and 50 times more venomous than a common cobra species.

Causes and Symptoms

Treatment

3. Blue Krait

Blue krait is also called as “The Malayan.” It can be found throughout South-East Asia and Indonesia. It has a unique ability of hunting and killing other snakes.

Causes and Symptoms

Death within 6-12 hours of a bite

Paralysis

Permanent coma

Brain death from hypoxia

Treatment

Antivenin

4. Taipan

Taipan is an extremely poisonous snake from the snakes’ den, Australia. It is also highly neurotoxic.

Causes and Symptoms

Death within an hour

Dizziness

Nausea

Vomiting

Treatment

Antivenin

5. Black Mamba

Black Mamba can be found in many parts of Africa. It is named as the fastest land snakes in the world. It can spit up to 120mg of poison during a bite.

Causes and Symptoms

Clumsy vision

Fever

Nausea

Vomiting

Nephrotoxicity

Excessive salivation

Pronounced ataxia

Treatment

Antivenin

6. Tiger Snake

Again back to Australia, Tiger snake can be found there. It has a powerful neurotoxic venom which could cause death within 30 minutes.

Causes and Symptoms

Having pain in the foot and the neck region

Breathing difficulties and paralysis

Over sweating

Treatment

Antivenin

7. Philippine Cobra

Hundreds and hundreds of cobra species are there throughout the world. However, Philippine Cobra got a place in this list because of its extreme neurotoxin poison. It has a unique ability of spitting its poison up to 3 metres long.

Causes and Symptoms

Headache

Nausea

Vomiting

Abdominal pain

diarrhea

dizziness

Treatment

Australian pressure immobilization technique

8. Vipers

Most probably vipers can be found all over the world especially in the Middle East and some Asian countries, particularly India, China, etc. Most of the venomous creatures that cause symptoms that begin with pain at the area of the bite. It will cause continuous vomiting and facial swelling.

Causes and Symptoms

Bleeding from gums

Drop in blood pressure

Heart rate falls

Vomiting

Facial swelling

Cardiac failure

Plasma leak into muscle tissue

Treatment

Use tetanus vaccine for first aid

If severe, take Antivenin

9. Death Adder

According to its name, it’s one of the most venomous snakes in Australia and New Guinea. Death Adder has the most venom, neurotoxin. It causes paralysis and even death within 6 hours to the human body if untreated.

Causes and Symptoms

Paralysis

Death within 6 hours

Respiratory failure

Treatment

Antivenin

10. Rattlesnake

The one and only snake in the list from the United States of America. Easily noticeable because of its tell tale rattle on the end of its tail. Rattlesnake bite is always a very dangerous deadly injury. Take antivenin in time, if you get bitten by the rattlesnake. It will reduce the death rate to less than 4%.